She later told fans: “It was very difficult, some minutes in which we felt very nervous. I was recording a rainbow with my mobile phone in order to send it to my daughter but I could not send it because I was too nervous.

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TERRIFYING: Xuxa's plane got struck by lightning as she was travelling to an event

“People here are very nervous, crying a lot, but I wanted to talk in order to apologise to the people from Piaui.”

Xuxa is seen clutching her dog Dudu in the footage and was also joined by boyfriend Junno Andrade, manager Monica and singer and actor Jose Carlos.

More than 472,000 times have seen the video since it was shared on social media.

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SCARY: The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing

Plane carrying Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia

A plane carrying 72 passengers including a top flight Brazilian football team has crashed in Colombia with only six people believed to have survived.

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One user commented: “Thank God everything is okay, we love you too much.”

Another wrote: “My God, I hope God continues beside you.”

The 54-year-old had a relationship with Pele between 1981 and 1986 and later with Senna, but has been in a relationship with Junno Andrade since 2012.